Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Sci-Tech World.
This page is updated every Saturday.
For current issue Click here
Yet another attempt to find a‘Theory of Everything’
 Theoretical physicists and cosmologists are desperately trying to find a theory that can explain the concept behind “everything” — from the big bang to black holes, and from the interaction between...
|
|
BYTEBACK
 Unable to turnoff systemMy WindowsXP has developed a problem in shuting down and rebooting. It has also gone slow considerably. What could the reason be...
|
|
||
Email access at its best
 Today POP3 is the most popular protocol used to retrieve email from a mail server. Most of the ISPs in Pakistan provide free POP3 email accounts. However, the majority of users...
|
|
WEBWATCH
 If you are a beginner or someone with absolutely no prior computer knowledge, this site will put you practically on the journey to learning computer....
|
|
|
||
|
Phytoremediation: a new hope for environment clean up
Our environment sustains life by providing energy in the form of sunlight; a suitable temperature; and nutrients for living organisms. In a properly managed ecosystem there is some sort of...
|
|
Chaos theory: an emerging science
 It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly’s wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world. Indeed, the reference is made to the...
|
|
|
||
Graphics that drench your senses
 After an unprecedented dominance over the graphics market by ATI Technologies for two years, this summer arch-rival NVIDIA hopes to retain its lost crown. While NVIDIA were working overtime establishing yet...
|
|
DNA robot takes its first steps
 DNA, as most of us already know, is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, a chromosome molecule which carries genetic coding unique to each person with the only exception of identical twins....
|
|
|
||
|
TECH UPDATE
Windows XP Service Pack 2 arrives Windows XP Service Pack 2 — Microsoft’s response to many of the security woes that have plagued the company’s flagship operating system, web browser, and email client...
|
|
SCIENCE UPDATE
Scientists explore new method of treating skin cancer Scientists say they have unearthed important new clues in the search for a treatment for skin cancer, which in some cases can be fatal and which is affecting more and more people, especially in developed countries....
|
|
|
||
|
NEWSBITS
Ata asks VCs to get teachers trained The Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman, Dr Attaur Rehman, on Saturday directed the vice- chancellors of public-sector universities to get their teachers trained under its programme...
|
|
US firm to invest $20m in IT sector
US vice-president Dick Cheney’s former firm, Halliburton, plans to invest $20 million in the next two to three years in Pakistan’s IT sector....
|
|
|
||
|
What about an AIDS vaccine?
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has claimed more than 20 million lives since its discovery in 1981. With 8,000 people getting affected each day, the disease is now the fourth leading cause of death in the world....
|
|
COOL GADGETS
 1GB Mini-disk audio system
Sony unveils a compact audio system “LAM-X1”, which consists of two speakers and CD/Hi-MD player. This system makes it possible to record a maximum of 45-hours of digital music contents on a 1GB capacity mini-disk...
|
|
|
||
